An FT report claims that plans to bring the ban into law will be delayed. Ed Sheeran performs onstage at iHeartRadio Z100's Jingle Ball 2025 Presented by Capital One held at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2025 in New York, New York. John Nacion/Billboard Trending on Billboard The Cure , Ed Sheeran and major music industry players are calling on the U.K. government to not delay bringing their manifesto pledge to ban ticket touting into legislation. During its 2024 election campaign, the Labour party included pledges to ban the practice of ticket reselling beyond face value, and a raft of measures to “put fans first” across music, entertainment and sport events. Related The measure was widely expected to appear in the upcoming King’s Speech (May 13), where the monarch will speak at the State Opening of Parliament. The speech lays out the program of legislation that the government — currently led by Sir Keir Starmer — intends to pursue in the forthcoming parliamentary session.…